Where does “arzobispado” come from?
arzobispado (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish arçobispado, from Old Spanish arçobispo, from Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
arzobispado (Spanish): archbishopric
Ancestry of “arzobispado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | arçobispado | — |
| 2 | Old Spanish | arçobispo | archbishop |
| 3 | Latin | archiepiscopus | archbishop; a bishop who heads or presides over a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιεπίσκοπος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |